was escorting
- past progressive of escort.
Example Sentences
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Coast Guard was escorting the ship to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Lander was escorting immigrants from their court hearings when agents arrested him on allegations of impeding federal officers.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
After the race, Balch was escorting Denman downstairs and walked past a customer relations booth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
Police Director-General Mauricio Arriaza was escorting a suspect in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme to the capital, San Salvador, when the helicopter came down shortly after take-off.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
Soon after he was punched, Rufino had spotted me chatting at the front gate with Allen while a keeplock I was escorting to the hospital waited to the side.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
